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The cost of living has become the leading concern among Gen Zs and millennials in the UK, according to Deloitte’s latest Gen Z and Millennial Survey. 31% of Gen Zs and 38% of millennials cited this as their greatest concern, overtaking climate change from the top spot in last year’s findings.
RSM UK has appointed a prominent sustainability expert in Manchester to further enhance the firm’s growing Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) practice.
Women accounted for 45% of new board appointments at Fortune 500 companies in 2021, according to Heidrick & Struggles’ annual US Board Monitor report.
Global professional services giant PwC will combat the rise in financial crime and third party risk by partnering with cutting-edge due diligence startup Neotas.
EY today announced the launch of EY Energy Industry Cloud for SAP® solutions to help energy organizations around the world accelerate their digital transformation. The combination of leading EY leading energy industry knowledge and SAP’s industry cloud portfolio will help companies identify and mitigate implementation risks during their transformation, overcome challenges and build long-term value. This follows an announcement in June 2021 regarding a collaboration between EY and SAP on the creation of cloud solutions with an industry-specific approach.
Tilney Smith and Williamson has announced that it is partnering with Foundrs to offer “in-depth financial and corporate advice to member companies and their founders”.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired akzente, a recognized sustainability consultancy. akzente helps companies across a broad range of industries including automotive, financial services, energy and consumer goods build sustainability into the core of their businesses and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
ITI, a Quebec City-based IT consulting firm, has acquired D2V Analytics, a boutique cloud business intelligence (BI) and analytics consultancy based in Montreal.
A long-time leader on sustainability, Bain & Company is making further moves to achieve net-negative carbon status this year, and intends to remain so moving forward.
Coeus' world-class technology sourcing experts once again make it to the Final of the Global Sourcing Awards.
Demand for credit from UK households is expected to rise this year as cost of living pressures bite, according to the latest EY ITEM Club UK Bank Lending Forecast, which predicts consumer borrowing will grow to a five-year high of 7.9% in 2022 (equivalent to almost £16bn in net terms).
Bain & Company research has found that feeling included is critical to employee retention and success. However fewer than 30% of employees across all geographies, industries and demographic groups say that they feel fully included at work. Asian workers report feeling the least included, with only 16% of Asian men and 20% of Asian women saying they felt fully included at work.
Social Standards, a leading comparative analytics platform, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world's leading management consulting firms, today announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the systematic use of proprietarily tagged cross-platform social media conversation data and insights for B2B and B2B2C clients. Supported data sources include Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and TikTok.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has appointed Bain and Company to firm up its investment plans in India, Mint reported, quoting people familiar with the matter.
Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) business district has attracted two of the world’s leading management consulting firms, with both Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company signing on to multi-year office rentals in the district’s Maker Maxity complex.
It’s a digital-first world. Customers now surf 10-plus channels before making a single purchase, and they want intuitive, omnichannel experiences across all of those touchpoints. In fact, over a third of B2B decision makers told us they’re willing to spend $500,000 or more on a single interaction via remote or online sales channels.
Bain & Company has announced that Anne-Laure Malauzat, a Dubai-based partner and an expert in the firm's Public Sector and Government, Social Impact, and Retail practices, has been named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. Anne-Laure has been recognized for her professional business contributions and her commitment to social impact, focusing on education, economic development, public health, and women's empowerment within Bain and beyond.
Bain & Company has announced an industry-leading move to extend its paid parental leave policy for all new parents in the US and Canada, regardless of gender. New parents at Bain are now eligible for up to 21 weeks of paid parental leave, with the option to extend to up to 26 weeks of paid leave with vacation. This new policy covers biological parents, adoption and surrogacy.
At a time of rising inflation, online retail sales fell -12% Year-on-Year (YoY) in April. That is according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers.
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced continued investment in the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment in France with the appointment of business transformation expert Thierry Miremont as a Senior Managing Director in Paris.
